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| − | '''calcite''' (''pl.'' calcites) – a common crystalline form of natural calcium carbonate, CaCO3, that is the basic constituent of limestone, marble, and chalk. Also called calcspar. | + | '''calcite''' ([[Category:Noun]][[:Category:Noun|noun]], ''pl.'' calcites; [[Category:Ecology term]][[:Category:Ecology term|ecology term]], [[Category:Substrate term]][[:Category:Substrate term|Substrate term]]) – a common crystalline form of natural calcium carbonate, CaCO3, that is the basic constituent of limestone, marble, and chalk. Also called [[calcspar]]. |
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Latest revision as of 02:00, 7 December 2005
calcite (noun, pl. calcites;ecology term,Substrate term) – a common crystalline form of natural calcium carbonate, CaCO3, that is the basic constituent of limestone, marble, and chalk. Also called calcspar.
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